Pulley-clothes-line puller.



A. W. HILDING. PULLEY CLOTHES LINE FULLER. APPLICATION man Mov. 7. 191s.

Lzwgw, Patented Ju1y24,1917.

ALBERT W. HILDING, OF AMSI'ON, CONNECTICUT.

PULLEYCLOTHESLINE FULLER.

Application filed November 7, 1916.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known 'that I, ALBERT W. HILDING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Amston, in the county of Tolland, State of Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pulley-Clothes-LinePullers; and I do hereby declare the followlng to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes lines, andparticularly to devices for pulling or manipulating the pulley clotheslines.

One object of the present invention is to provide a simple and cheapdevice of this character which will be effective and durable inoperation.

Another object is to provide a puller for a pulley clothes line whichwill firmly grip the line and prevent any great sagging of the line, andone by means of which the line can be more easily and quickly run out ordrawn in.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a clothes line puller made in accordancewith my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the device.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line lof Fig. 3.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents acasing which is provided with a removable side plate 11, to permitaccess to the interior of the casing. Mounted in the casing, andextending transversely in parallel relation, are two shafts 12 and 13,on the former of which is secured a smooth-faced rubber covered roller14e, while on the latter is secured a corrugated rubber faced roller 15,the faces of said rollers bearing frictionally against each other. Onone end of the shaft 12 is a pinion 16, and meshing with this pinion andmounted on the corresponding end of the shaft 13, is a second pinion 17.The shaft 13 extends through one side of the casing and has detachablymounted thereon a crank handle 18, which is adapted to be grasped toSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2st, 191'?.

Serial No. 130,069.

impart motion to the rollers. Both ends of the shaft 13 are disposed inslots 31 formed in the sides of the casing so that vertical movementthereof will take place when the screw, to be later described, is turnedupwardly. In the front curved wall of the casing, and in a line oppositethe point of contact of the rollers, is an opening 19, and at a pointbelow the lower roller, and in the front of the casing, is a secondopening 20. Through these openings the upper and lower laps of thepulley line 21 are adapted to enter the casing, respectively.

Threaded into the bottom of the casing, directly beneath the lowerroller 13, is a thumb screw 22, the upper end of which can ries aU-shaped spring 23, the arms of which have notches in their upper endsfor the reception of the end portions of the said shaft 13. By movingthe screw inwardly, the spring will be forced into firm contact with theshaft to increase the tension between the rollers, and thus hold theline 21, which passes therebetween, tightly.

In the rear of the casingis a transverse shaft 24, and mounted on thisshaft is a pulley 25, of the grooved type, and around which the line ispassed, as clearly shown.

The top and bottom of the rear portion of the casing are extendedrearwardly, as at 26, and formed with vertical openings 27. To the wall28, of the house, or other building, are attached the vertically alinedeye members 29, and extended through the apertured ends of the casingand through the eye members is a vertical pivot pin or bolt 30. rThereis thus provided a novel means for supporting the casing on the wall,and one whereby the casing can swing horizontally according to thedirection in which the line extends. The removable side plate 11 permitsof ready access to the interior of the casing for the purpose of repairsor adjustments.

It will thus be seen that when the handle is turned in either direction,the line will be drawn between the rollers and around the pulley.

What is claimed is:

A device for pulling an endless clothes line comprising a pair ofcontacting and intergeared rollers, a third roller disposed in rear ofone of the irst rollers and slightly above the axis thereof, means formoving the said first roller toward and away from the other of the firstrollers, and a cable having one lap disposed between the first Intestimony whereof, I aiiix my signarollers and the other lap engagingthe lower ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

` Side Of the l'st roller, and the nterme" W diate portion of said cablebeing engaged around the said third roller, the upper face Witnesses:

of said third roller being in a direct line H. CLINTON PORTER, with thepoint of Contact of the rst rollers. ETHEL H. PORTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing-theCommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

